Notable 2019 DeathsAgnes VardaFilmmaker Agnes Varda, a central figure of the French New Wave who later won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, died March 28. She was 90. Varda's rich filmography includes movies such as "Cleo from 5 to 7," "Vagabond" (for which she won the Golden Lion in 1985), "The Gleaners and I" and the Oscar-nominated "Faces/Places."(credit: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

Notable 2019 DeathsLuke PerryLuke Perry, star of "Riverdale" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" died March 4 after suffering a massive stroke. He was 52 years old.(credit: VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

Notable 2019 DeathsKeith FlintKeith Flint, lead singer of dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead March 4 at his home near London. He was 49.(credit: ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

Notable 2019 DeathsKatherine HelmondKatherine Helmond died Feb. 23 at age of 89. Helmond, best known for her role on the hit show “Who’s the Boss?,” died after suffering complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She also received four best-actress Emmy nominations for her work on “Soap."(credit: Steve Burton/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Notable 2019 DeathsPeter TorkPeter Tork, the bassist of the legendary band The Monkees, has died, his bandmate said on Twitter. Tork was 77. (credit: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)

Notable 2019 DeathsKarl LagerfeldThe designer, known for his work at Chanel and Fendi, died at 85. (credit: ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)

Notable 2019 DeathsFrank RobinsonFrank Robinson, the first baseball player to win MVP awards in both leagues and the first African-American manager in MLB, died on Feb. 7, 2019. He was 83 years old. (credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Notable 2019 DeathsKristoff St. JohnKristoff St. John, who played Neil Winters on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless," died at the age of 52. (credit: Getty Images)

Notable 2019 DeathsCarol ChanningCarol Channing, whose career spanned decades on Broadway and on television, died Jan. 15 at age 97. The lanky, ebullient musical comedy star delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly" on Broadway and beyond.(credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Notable 2019 DeathsJohn MichelsJohn Michels, a College Football Hall of Famer whose 27 seasons as a Minnesota Vikings assistant coach included all four of their Super Bowl appearances, died Jan. 10. He was 87.(credit: Minnesota Vikings)

Notable 2019 DeathsTom RukavinaLongtime Minnesota lawmaker and iron ranger Tom Rukavina died Jan. 7 after a battle with leukemia. He was 68. Rukavina, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, served as a state representative for 26 years, and most recently, served on the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners.Tom Rukavina (credit: Minnesota House of Representatives)

Notable 2019 DeathsGene OkerlundEugene "Mean Gene" Okerlund, whose deadpan interviews of pro wrestling superstars like "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan made him a ringside fixture in his own right, died on Jan. 2. He was 76.(credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for WWE)

Notable 2019 DeathsToni MorrisonThe acclaimed novelist and Nobel laureate died in New York on Aug. 5 following a brief illness, her publisher said. She was 88. (credit: PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/GettyImages)